I began the holiday in a somber mood
It was the first to be without you here...

The cards are in the trash.
The love secured away...

Hair of red and sparkling eyes
A smile more brilliant than any sunrise...

I stand and gaze at hallowed grounds
What once stood is no more...

A long and touching story behind all this but I...
Take a deep breathe with a slow exhale...

I'd wish you all a Merry Christmas
But then the trouble would begin...

Few if any would have stuck around
Running off without a fight...

A family of the past
One of the present...

The rumbling thunder shakes my body
While my soul remains still...

It is raining
A soft, warm sprinkle...